Recently, someone wrote to ask about Lent. “My friend is celebrating Lent. She asked her pastor about it, and he told her, ‘If it makes you feel closer to God, […]
People often ask who believed in Free Grace before us? There are hints here and there through history. One source of Free Grace type beliefs came from the Marrow Controversy […]
What is grace? Here’s an illustration from the Old Testament, from 2 Samuel 9. Jonathan, son of Saul, was King David’s best friend. After Jonathan died, David wanted to show […]
Doing theology is hard. Interpreting the Bible is hard. It is hard for several reasons, including confirmation bias. We tend to seek out and selectively retain information that confirms what […]
Christians are called to love each other. But what is love? You might know it when you see it. Specifically, John says that our model is Jesus: We know love […]
Tax refund season is coming up. Are you hoping for a nice return from the government? It makes you feel rich, doesn’t it? What will you spend it on? Did […]
Seculosity: How Career, Parenting, Technology, Food, Politics, and Romance Became Our New Religion and What to Do About It. By David Zahl. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2019. 211 pp. Hardcover, […]
By Shawn Lazar I was listening to a podcast by Paul Zahl entitled “A Disease I Do Not Have the Courage to Name.” The title comes from a now out-of-print […]
By Shawn Lazar As a preacher and as a writer, I am always trying to find new and better ways to communicate the gospel of grace to the people who […]
Everyone knows Eph 2:8-9, that we are saved by grace through faith, apart from works. But do you know why that is? Paul explained why in Eph 2:1-3. The Ephesians […]
Pastors and Bible scholars differ on whether lying is always a sin or sometimes commendable. How we understand Heb 11:31 illustrates this well. It reads, “By faith the harlot...
Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Philippe Sterling are giving some of the benefits of following the Messianic Thread running...
Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Philippe Sterling continue their description of this Messianic Thread we observe running through Scripture....
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